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Google collects and stores an astonishing amount of user data. Your browser history and activity, video viewing habits, location information, purchases, email files and drafts, and much more are all held and used for advertising purposes by default.…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a massive hit for Nintendo. The game sold 13.41 million copies within the first six weeks of release, and subsequently brought joy to a variety of players all around the world. Its popularity only increased…

A study published yesterday in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society for the first time measured just how large the universe's fastest-growing black hole is. The hole itself, named J2157, was discovered in 2018 by astronomers with…

Social media detoxes are often suggested for people who feel they have an unhealthy relationship with their timeline. It’s a way to unplug for a bit and reset your attention span to prioritize the present. But in this age of social distancing and…

Right-wing politicians and commenters are tweeting an awful lot about leaving Twitter and switching to Parler, a social media site that aims to be an "unbiased platform" where free speech and lack of censorship reign supreme. The threats to abandon…

iPhone wall chargers may become an optional accessory this year, according to predictions by industry analysts. In a move that would be environmentally friendly, but inconvenient for anyone without a spare AC adapter, the boxes for iPhone 12 models…

On Wednesday, NASA announced that the agency is renaming its headquarters in Washington, D.C. after Mary W. Jackson, a woman who stood against gender and racial discrimination to become NASA's first Black female engineer. Jackson was an influential…

Climate change is an ever-increasing factor in global migration, as rising sea levels and extreme heat force people out of their homes in search of asylum in safer countries. This has been a known issue for years, but has now been acknowledged by…

Stonehenge has been keeping an enormous secret from archaeologists for all these years. Approximately two miles away from the iconic, prehistoric arrangement of massive stone slabs is a spot called Durrington Walls. It's the location of what may…

Greta Thunberg believes the world has reached a point where we're tired of staying silent about injustices. The 17-year-old climate change activist spoke with the BBC on Saturday about the recent Black Lives Matter protests that have put a spotlight…

It can be hard to find the motivation to exercise while quarantined in your home for most of the day, but physical fitness games can help when you're looking for a fun way to keep your feet moving. If you're an intense gym-goer, these games might…

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for governments around the world to consider a 'green recovery' plan that will utilize sustainability as a way to stimulate a post-lockdown economy while keeping carbon emissions low. Such a plan is…

Dark matter sounds like a phrase you'd hear in a sci-fi film to refer to something dark and goopy and maybe dangerous to touch. In reality, it's a theoretical material that's invisible to our eyes but scientists believe makes up a large part of the…

If you've got a lot of money to burn and really like that slightly terrifying yellow robo-dog you've seen on YouTube, you're in luck. Boston Dynamics, the robotics company behind the beast, is making the four-legged robot available for sale to the…

The raid on Area 51 never happened, but astronomers are still working hard to figure out whether or not we’re all alone on this big blue rock. Today, a team of researchers with the University of Nottingham published a new study in The Astrophysical…

Simpsons fans, rejoice: Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge, the iconic video game from season seven's 'Marge Be Not Proud,' now exists as a free-to-play browser game. Created by a fan named Aaron Demeter, the game features stunning graphics that look…

Geoscientists have debated for years what determines the height of a mountain. A 2005 article from Scientific American pointed to tectonic activity, climate, and erosion as factors that create the shape and maximum height of a mountain. Tectonic…

The Earth has gone through five mass extinctions, and is now experiencing its sixth. The causes of our current event are pretty obvious, but until last month the underlying reason behind the planet’s first mass extinction some 444 million years ago…

In late May, Microsoft laid off approximately 77 editorial workers in a switch to an automated system that would rely on A.I. to choose news articles and content to feature on MSN.com and other Microsoft news apps. The move was a particularly…